Brittle stars, belonging to the class Ophiuroidea, are a diverse group of echinoderms that play significant roles in marine ecosystems. Recent research in brittle star systematics and taxonomy has ...

Marine stars – here defined as species belonging to the sea stars (class Asteroidea, ~1921 species), brittle stars (class Ophiuroidea, ~2117 species) and feather stars and sea lilies (class Crinoidea ...